Olvie Chaney Beech

February 6, 2014

Olvie Chaney Beech 74, of Goodway, Ala., passed away at her residence after a long illness with Parkinson’s disease on February 3, 2014. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 38 years William Mack Beech of Huxford; and her parents, Earnest F. and Corell Morris (Hall) Chaney. Mrs. Beech worked 15 years with Vanity Fair and then later became a homemaker. She loved flowers, gardening, painted art, cooking, baking cakes and she had a license to fly. She and her late husband Mack Beech lived on Orange Beach for a few years, overseen shrimp boats and shrimped. They later traveled from coast to coast in their “bus” with blue bird groups and saw the world.

She is also preceded in death by brothers, Wiley, Riley, and Stinson Hall; sisters, Luverne Veveen, Arlie Yohn, Carlie Morris, Gladys Hall; and three nephews and three nieces.

She is survived by her two daughters, Julie (Jeff) Fillmore of Atmore, Carol House (late husband Ralph) Robinson of Huxford; son, James L. (Shelia) House of Goodway; four grandchildren David James (Amber) House, Haley House (Kyle) Albritton , Forrest Fillmore and Justin Fillmore; five great-grandchildren, James Curtis, Payton, Jailynn, Trenton, and Blaze House; loving and devoted sister, Olivia (Larry) Carroll; and brother, Ira (Inez) Hall both of Hattiesburg, MS; 10 nieces and seven nephews; beloved and devoted friend and caregiver, Ophia Millender of Monroeville; and her beloved dog of six years “J.R. Beech.”

Special thanks to Debbie Albritton and Mary Asera of Care Hospice, Dr. Sage Smith and Dr. Nacey McCloud.

Funeral Services were held Thursday, February 6, 2014, from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. C. L. Langford officiating.

Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Forrest Fillmore, Justin Fillmore, Britten Ikner, John Murry Ikner, Kyle Albritton and D.J. House.

Honorary pallbearers were Larry Carroll, J.C. Morris, Ladon Hall, Mike Smith and Tommy Hall.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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